Christine Brooks-Cappadocia’s thirty-year career has seen her applying an innovation and entrepreneurial lens to causes which benefit society in the education, health, social services, and arts sectors. Prior to this becoming Interim Assistant Vice-President, she served as the School’s Executive Director Programs & Partnerships, Director of Continuing Professional Education and Director, Marketing & Enrolment Management. With the launch of several innovative programs which help recent graduates and mid-career professionals thrive in emerging fields, the School’s Continuing Professional Education division is considered among the most innovative in the country and has enjoyed unprecedented enrolment and program growth during her tenure. She is particularly proud of the success that the School’s international students have achieved in building careers in Canada.
The York University School of Continuing Studies was launched in 2015 and has served to rapidly upskill and reskill recent graduates, adult workers, and international students to fill fast changing and increasing gaps in our workforce and drive economic recovery from the pandemic. The School is a diverse community of ambitious, growth-minded individuals pursuing professional upskilling or academic language preparation programs. In less than a decade, the School had become one of the largest and most award-winning in North America, serving students from across Canada, the USA, and globally.
Before joining the School of Continuing Studies in 2014, Christine spent six years building and managing the marketing department of McMaster’s Centre for Continuing Education. Christine’s career highlights include supporting the launch of the York University School of Continuing Studies, the establishment of two endowed bursaries to support non-traditional students, the creation of several programs which are the first of their kind in Canada, launching a foundation to support at-risk youth, the development of the communications department for St. Joseph’s Healthcare Foundation Hamilton and the management of a high-profile event featuring former US President Bill Clinton and former Ontario Premier Bob Rae.
She has been privileged to serve in several governance roles in non-profit organizations including President and Founding Board Member of the International Association of Business Communicators’ (IABC) Golden Horseshoe chapter, Vice-President of Community Arts Ontario, and Founding Board Member of the Coalition of Ontario Voluntary Organizations.
Christine has earned several awards for marketing from the Association of Healthcare Philanthropists, the International Business Communicators, and the Learning Resources Network (LERN). Christine holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from York University and a Master of Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship from Queen’s.
